Rwanda 20 years on: investing in life

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关键词: GLOBAL HEALTH;    TREATMENT PROGRAM;    CARE;    WORLD;    INNOVATIONS;    DELIVERY;    LOOKING;    EQUITY;    SYSTEM;    AGENDA;   

DOI  :  10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60574-2

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

Two decades ago, the genocide against the Tutsis in Rwanda led to the deaths of 1 million people, and the displacement of millions more. Injury and trauma were followed by the effects of a devastated health system and economy. In the years that followed, a new course set by a new government set into motion equity-oriented national policies focusing on social cohesion and people-centred development. Premature mortality rates have fallen precipitously in recent years, and life expectancy has doubled since the mid-1990s. Here we reflect on the lessons learned in rebuilding Rwanda's health sector during the past two decades, as the country now prepares itself to take on new challenges in health-care delivery.

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